News briefs:May 21, 2010
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News briefs:May 21, 2010

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Amazon.com to acquire Whole Foods at US$42 per share
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Amazon.com to acquire Whole Foods at US$42 per share

Saturday, June 17, 2017 Yesterday, e-commerce giant Amazon.com announced they are to acquire Texas based retail grocery store chain Whole Foods Market at US$42 per share. According to the deal worth US$13.7 billion (£10.7 billion) the retail grocery store chain is to keep the Whole Foods Market brand name and John Mackey is reportedly to […]

UK shopping centre Afflecks Palace secures its future
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UK shopping centre Afflecks Palace secures its future

Tuesday, February 5, 2008 Afflecks Palace, the “iconic, alternative shopping centre” in the Northern Quarter of Manchester in England, United Kingdom, was saved from closure this week after long-running rumours that the market may have to “kick out its traders” due to a dispute between the management of the Afflecks Palace brand and the leaseowner […]

20 percent of Victorians drive on worn tyres
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20 percent of Victorians drive on worn tyres

Wednesday, June 7, 2006 A survey released today by the RACV and Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce found that 20 percent of cars in Victoria have at least one worn or unroadworthy tyre. The study looked at 1,000 cars last month and found of those 200 had at least one tyre that had worn. Chief […]

Oil spill hits Australia’s Sunshine coastline
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Oil spill hits Australia’s Sunshine coastline

Sunday, March 15, 2009 200,000 litres of oil leaked into waters off the coast of Brisbane from the Pacific Adventurer when their fuel tanks were damaged in rough seas on Wednesday. The figure is about ten times higher than the original estimate of twenty thousand litres of oil. The devastating diesel oil spill has spread […]

Airborne sedan smashes into dental office in Santa Ana, California, US
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Airborne sedan smashes into dental office in Santa Ana, California, US

Tuesday, January 16, 2018 A car accident involving the car occupants and a dentist’s office happened on Sunday night in Santa Ana, California. A white Nissan sedan which was apparently driving too fast hit the raised concrete median on the road, after which it was launched into the air, slamming straight into the wall of […]

Bravitude and Chair of the Wikimedia Foundation on the main French TV network
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Bravitude and Chair of the Wikimedia Foundation on the main French TV network

Wednesday, January 17, 2007 This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. The newly elected Chair of the Wikimedia Foundation scheduled talk on the main French TV was met with questions about a last minute deletion of the entry for […]

Interview with US political activist and philosopher Noam Chomsky
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Interview with US political activist and philosopher Noam Chomsky

Saturday, April 4, 2009 Noam Chomsky is a professor emeritus at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Linguistics and Philosophy. At the age of 40 he was credited with revolutionizing the field of modern linguistics. He was one of the first opponents of the Vietnam War, and is a self described Libertarian Socialist. At age 80 […]

Gmail Support Is Answerable For Query How To Add Signtuare In Gmail Account, Contact Them Now!}

Read An Opinion On: Machine Hire Australia Mining Truck Gmail Support Is Answerable For Query How To Add Signtuare In Gmail Account, Contact Them Now! by emmacooperFor the daily basis work, you sometimes find it so irritating to add signature to the email. You might hope for collecting the ways to automatically add the signature […]

CPSC, ATF warn of dangers of fireworks over US Independence Day celebrations
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CPSC, ATF warn of dangers of fireworks over US Independence Day celebrations

Sunday, July 4, 2010 Last week, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) held a press conference on the National Mall in Washington, DC, warning consumers of the dangers of fireworks, and advising them of safe handling. They were joined by representatives from the the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF); Federal Emergency Management Agency […]

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